Brazil vs Nigeria: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)

Brazil
0.6901 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.6822 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Brazil rank
30th
Nigeria rank
32nd

Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time

  • Brazil
  • Nigeria
02468199020062023

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.6901 ha per square kilometre against 0.6822 ha per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0079 ha per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.

Brazil ranks 30th and Nigeria ranks 32nd of 188 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 1.17 ha per square kilometre 3.84 ha per square kilometre 2.67 ha per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 1.09 ha per square kilometre 2.13 ha per square kilometre 1.03 ha per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 1.18 ha per square kilometre 1.2 ha per square kilometre 0.0138 ha per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 0.8834 ha per square kilometre 1.06 ha per square kilometre 0.1806 ha per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre, Brazil or Nigeria?
Brazil, at 0.6901 ha per square kilometre against 0.6822 ha per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre between Brazil and Nigeria?
0.0079 ha per square kilometre, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Nigeria?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Nigeria rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
Brazil ranks 30th and Nigeria ranks 32nd of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
190 places, 6,313 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.